87S10043 BRG-D
 
  By: Perry S.B. No. 31
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the use of certain information regarding voter
  qualification.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 16.0332, Election Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1), (d), and (e)
  to read as follows:
         (a)  After the registrar receives notification [a list]
  under Subsection (a-1) of this section, Section 18.068 of this
  code, or Section 62.113, Government Code, of persons excused or
  disqualified from jury service because of citizenship status or
  notification of persons who indicate a lack of citizenship status
  in connection with a motor vehicle or Department of Public Safety
  record, the registrar shall deliver to each registered voter whose
  name appears on the list a written notice requiring the voter to
  submit to the registrar proof of United States citizenship in the
  form of a certified copy of the voter's birth certificate, United
  States passport, or certificate of naturalization or any other form
  prescribed by the secretary of state.  The notice shall be delivered
  by forwardable mail to the mailing address on the voter's
  registration application and to any new address of the voter known
  to the registrar.
         (a-1)  The secretary of state shall enter into an agreement
  with the Department of Public Safety under which information in the
  existing statewide computerized voter registration list is
  compared against information in the database of the Department of
  Public Safety on a monthly basis to verify the accuracy of
  citizenship status information previously provided on voter
  registration applications.
         (d)  The secretary of state shall prescribe rules for the
  administration of this section.
         (e)  Not later than December 31 of each year, the secretary
  of state shall provide a report to the legislature of the number of
  voter registrations canceled under this section during the calendar
  year.
         SECTION 2.  Section 18.068(a), Election Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  The secretary of state shall quarterly compare the
  information received under Section 16.001 of this code and Sections
  [Section] 62.113 and 62.114, Government Code, to the statewide
  computerized voter registration list. If the secretary determines
  that a voter on the registration list is deceased or has been
  excused or disqualified from jury service because the voter is not a
  citizen or a resident of the county in which the voter is registered
  to vote, the secretary shall send notice of the determination to:
               (1)  the voter registrar of the counties considered
  appropriate by the secretary; and
               (2)  the attorney general, who shall quarterly review
  the information to investigate whether a person has committed an
  offense under Section 13.007 or other law.
         (a-1)  The secretary of state is not required to send notice
  under Subsection (a) for a voter who is subject to an exemption from
  jury service under Section 62.106, Government Code.
         SECTION 3.  Section 62.113(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  On the third business day of each month, the clerk shall
  send a copy of the list of persons excused or disqualified because
  of citizenship in the previous month to:
               (1)  the voter registrar of the county;
               (2)  the secretary of state; and
               (3)  the attorney general and the county or district
  attorney[, as applicable,] for an investigation of whether the
  person committed an offense under Section 13.007, Election Code, or
  other law.
         SECTION 4.  Sections 62.114(b) and (c), Government Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  On the third business day of each month, the clerk shall
  send [to the voter registrar of the county] a copy of the list of
  persons excused or disqualified in the previous month because the
  persons do not reside in the county to:
               (1)  the voter registrar of the county;
               (2)  the secretary of state; and
               (3)  the attorney general and the county or district
  attorney for an investigation of whether the person committed an
  offense under Section 13.007, Election Code, or other law.
         (c)  A list compiled under this section may not be used for a
  purpose other than a purpose described by Subsection (b) or Section
  15.081 or 18.068, Election Code.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
  legislative session.